“I think it’s a positive,” Petty said. “It’s kind of like clothes in cold weather. You can have more clothes than you need and you can just take them off. But if you don’t have them, you’re in trouble.”

Petty said he’s not sure if the policy has been finalized, but he understands the need for it.

“It’s a lot better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it,” he said. “I don’t know all the particulars. I just know we’re in the process of doing it.”

The senior from Midlothian accounted for 4,409 yards and 46 touchdowns in the Bears’ 11-2 season, which was capped by a loss to UCF in the Fiesta Bowl.